EWS Issues Options

AJAX, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 21, 2012) - Environmental Waste International (EWS) (TSX VENTURE:EWS) announced that at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on June 20, 2012, all resolutions, including the appointment of the directors and auditors, were approved. On June 21, 2012 EWS issued options to purchase 1,020,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.25 per share and valid for five years. The EWS Directors were issued 750,000 options.

EWS has designed systems for the breakdown and recovery of usable byproducts from several organic materials, including rubber tires, and for the sterilization of medical, animal, liquid and food waste. EWS continues to explore other applications for its technology. Please visit the EWS website at: www.ewmc.com.

WARNING: The Company relies upon litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.